Snow skate



Oct. 10, 1950 o. SANDSTEDT 2,524,994

snow SKATE Filed April 3o. 194e FIC. 1.

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OSCAR V SAN DSTEDTl Patented Oct. 10,l 1950 OFFICE SNOW SKATE v Oscar Sandstedt, Elmhurst, N; Y. Application April 30,1946,seria1Np. 666,160

2 Claims. (Cl. 280-21113) My invention relates to skates and more particularly to snow skates.

The object of my invention is to provide a skate adapted to be fastened onto a shoe and having hat runner surfaces adapted to engage and slide over the surface of a snow eld.

Another object of my invention is to provide a snow skate adapted to be adjusted to fit onto a variety of shoes of different sizes.

Other objects of my invention may appear in the following specificationdescribing my invention with reference to the accompanying drawing illustrating a preferred embodiment of my invention. It is however to be understood that my invention is not to be limited or restricted to the exact construction and combination of parts described in the specication and shown in the drawing but that such changes and modications may be made as fall within the scope of the claims appended hereto.

In the drawing: 'Y

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a snow skate according to my invention;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the snow skate illustrated in Figure l; l

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3--3 inFigure 1;

Figure 4 is a cross'section through a modified` form of a runner adapted to be used in connection with my invention; and

Figure 5 is a plan view of a blank from which the heel platform supporting bracket illustrated in Figure 3 is formed.

Referring now in detail to the drawing the snow skate according to my invention has a runner Ill which is preferably made from sheet steel of any suitable gauge by stamping. The runner I0 has two flat runner faces II connected with each other by means of an elevated middle portion I2 having a cross section shaped like an inverted U. The main portion of the runner Il) extends horizontally, but the forward portion I3 is curved upwardly as clearly shown in Figure 1.

. Extending over the entire length of the outerV edges of each runner face II a crimp flange I4 is arranged which extends downwardly and outwardly from the runner face, as shown in Figure 3.

A front shoe plate I5 has a flat'main por ion I6, from which a tongue I1 extends forwardly and downwardly to meet the curved runner portion I3, to which it is fastened by means of a countersunk rivet I8.

Adjacent the rear rim of the shoe plate portion I6 and located on the longitudinal center line thereof a circular depression I9 is formed reaching down to the elevated middle portion I1 of the runner' Ill to which it is fastened by a countersunk rivet 20'.

` It is to be understood that the shoe plate I5 can be fastened in any different conventional and desired manner to the runner, for instance by welding.

Adjacent the rear'end of the runner I0 a heel plate 2l is adjustably attached to the runner II). rfhis heel plate has a substantially flat heel supporting platform 22 on the rear of which a curved upwardly and rearwardly extending flange 23 is 'integrally'formed This heel plate 2l is supported by a bracket 24 comprising a slotted metal strip 23 having at each end an inclined tongue '25 the outer, apertured ends of which rest upon elevated middle portion I2 of the runner Ill and are secured thereto .by suitable countersunk rivets. One -of the tongues r,25 extends forwardly and downwardly and the other rearwardly and down-` Two flanges 26 are bent inwardly from each tongue of the bracket 24 to rest on the middle portion of the runner I0 between the tongues.

Two rounded beads 2l are formed on the 1ongitudinal top edges of the bracket 2li and two elongated depressions 23 are formed in the heel plate 2| so that they are located sldably outside of the beads 2'I.Y

The heel platform 2I has a round dent 32 with a central hole therein, which hole receives a machine screw 33 which extends through the hole in the dent 32 and through the slot 3I in the top strip 29 of the bracket. A nut 34 on the machine screw 33 is adapted to secure theheel plate in any adjusted position on the bracket 24.

When the heel plate 2| is moved forwardly or rearwardly to adjust the snow skate to the size of the shoe, the beads 2I and the depression 28 serve as guides to keep the heel plate in line.

In order to permit the use of leather straps (not shown) to fasten the snow skate onto a shoe two slots 35 are provided in the flange 23 on the heel plate 2| and two strips 35 of metal are depressed in the shoe plate I6 forming passages 31 for leather straps or the like.

YThe modifications of the runner Illa shown in Figurel is formed substantially the same as de#- scribed above with-reference to runner IU. It has an elevated middle portion I2a and two flat runner faces Ila, but the longitudinal crimp flanges Ma on the outside edges of the runner extend outwardly and upwardly in this modification.

Having described my invention I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

l. A snow skate adapted to be fastened to a shoe, said skate including a runner comprising two longitudinal runner faces and an elevated middle portion connecting the two runner faces with each other, a shoe plate rigidly fastened to said elevated middle portion of the runner adjacent its forward end, a heel platform, a bracket rigidly mounted on the said elevated middle portion of lthe runner adjacent its rear end for adjustably supporting said heel platform, said bracket comprising an elongated strip having a longitudinal slot therein, inclined tongues disposed one at each end of said strip and secured at their outer ends to said elevated middle portion of said runner, longitudinal beads on said strip disposed one at each side of said slot, said heel platform having longitudinal depressions therein disposed respectively at the outer sides of said :two longitudinal runner faces land an elevated middle portion connectingr said two runner faces with each other, a shoe plate rigidly fastened to said elevated middle portion of the runner adja- 'I of the runner adjacent its rear end for adjustably supporting said heel platform, said bracketv comprising an elongated strip having a longitudinal slot therein, longitudinal beads disposed one at each side of said slot, inclined tongues disposed one at each end of said strip and secured attheir outer ends to the elevated middle portion of said runner, and a pair of flanges extending inwardly from each tongue and resting upon said elevated middle portion between said tongues, said heel platform having longitudinal depressions therein respectively disposed at the outer sides of said beads and an apertured dent therein slidably 'disposed between said beads, a screw .extending through` said apertured dent and the Num-her Name Date 1,526,904 Denning Feb. 17, 1925 v 1,678,579 Vincent July 24, v1928 2,038,077V vI-Iagllmd Apr. 21, 1936 

